Medieval venice chess set

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These chess pieces are made of crushed alabaster and meticulously hand painted. The pieces depict the leaning tower of Pisa and Venice Italy. Made in Italy. All orders are processed within 1 to 2 business days excluding weekends and holidays after receiving your order confirmation email. You will receive another notification when your order has shipped.

Medieval venice chess set

For extra UE shippings the italian vat will be automatically deduced during the purchase. Home who we are where we are contacts reviews Faq. Each piece is signed by the Sculptor. The Chess Board is made in Onyx and Bronze with a frame in bronze and real gold. The origins of Venice date back to the 7th century. Initially the Venetians were under the Byzantine jurisdiction of the Ravenna exarchate, but, after its collapse , they remained independent and governed by a Duke, called "Doge". Venice was geographically in an enviable position, intermediary between East and West, and found its reason for living in commerce, knowing how to defend its freedom in an extraordinary way for centuries. From the fifteenth century two powerful enemies appeared on the horizon: the Turks on one side and the Austro-Hungarians on the other. Furthermore, a fatal blow was dealt to the venetian economy by the opening of the Atlantic to traffic, the discovery of America and the relocation of shopping centers. Despite the skill of its enemies, Venice always triumphed in trade and generated the best artists, always remaining a center where the Libertas allowed the debate between the most disparate philosophical, social and religious ideas. With the Treaty of Campoformio, in , Napoleon ceded the secular independence of the Serenissima to Austria and, in , Venice became part of the Kingdom of Italy. The emblem of the city is the Winged Lion, symbol and qualifying attribute of the Evangelist that the Venetians wanted as their great patron: Saint Mark.

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If you'd like to know more about the development of early chess sets, you can read more on our Early Historic Chess pages ; or you might like to visit YouTube to watch our video on Chess sets of the tenth to seventeenth centuries. Your basket is currently empty. Search the shop Search. Caxton's fifteenth century chess pieces. Commission Only Out Of Stock. Circular chess with early medieval chess pieces.

The game of chess arrives in Europe in the ninth or tenth century, spreading rapidly. Possibly because the material of manufacture was stone, ceramic, glass, bone, walrus ivory or antler a number of these early pieces survived, and are now in museums across Europe and America. Presumably wooden pieces would also have been common, though very few, from this early period, have survived. Many later medieval pieces were turned and carved from wood and, though these are well illustrated in a number of manuscripts, the pieces themselves have not survived. The earliest known chess pieces in Europe represent a battle between two Indian armies, each comprising the king and his vizier later to become the queen , the elephants bishops , horses knights , chariots rooks and the infantry pawns. The rook is rectangular with two points one on either side, sloping down to a central valley, representing the shape of the chariot. Pawns are generally small domes. There is some variation across all the surviving pieces, though this is minor and most pieces are easy to recognise. The form of the king varies a little, with some examples, especially later finds, having the rounded cushion pushed higher so that it reaches the top and becomes represented by two triangular slits on either side. The king may or may not have a round ball on top.

Medieval venice chess set

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Quantity The minimum purchase order quantity for the product is 1. The emblem of the city is the Winged Lion, symbol and qualifying attribute of the Evangelist that the Venetians wanted as their great patron: Saint Mark. Refund Policy. View the full Shipping Policy here. Add to cart. All Chess Sets. Item added to your cart. Chess Storage Boxes. Furthermore, a fatal blow was dealt to the venetian economy by the opening of the Atlantic to traffic, the discovery of America and the relocation of shopping centers. Each piece is signed by the Sculptor. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.